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Historic districts sound charming, but what do they mean for neighborhoods’ ability to grow and evolve with changing needs over time? We’ve got an explainer for that.
The decision to protect a non-historic parking lot as part of designating an adjacent historic bank building is being derided by critics as another form of exclusionary zoning.
DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board protected a non-historic parking lot in Chevy Chase. The decision indulges the desire (of some) to use historic preservation to override zoning and prevent development, and defies HPRB’s own precedents.
Some members of DC’s Chevy Chase community are creating a more inclusive vision for the neighborhood alongside the launch of the Chevy Chase DC Small Area Plan by the DC Office of Planning.